Doug Casey: How Fiction Can Change the World
Fergus Hodgson, 14 October 2016 
Doug Casey is one of the original gold bugs, and first garnered attention back in 1976 with his book The International Man. He went on to found Casey Research and has now moved on to fiction with his writing. His latest book, Speculator, came out at the end of September this year.
In this episode, he explains why he made the switch, with advocacy for anarcho-capitalism in mind: “There are a lot of things you can say in fiction that you don’t dare say in non-fiction.” Further, there is rhetorical appeal. In trying to change the world, “you can’t do that really by hitting people over the head with a two-by-four.”
Casey says voting is immoral and a waste of time. However, he would much rather see Donald Trump in the White House than Hillary Clinton. Even with Trump’s authoritarian tendencies and lack of economic knowledge, Casey believes that at least his business sense would lead him to keep spending under control.
Doug Casey speaks at the 2015 New Orleans Investment Conference, and will return for this year’s event later this month. (New Orleans Investment Conference)
Recommended Links
- High Ground Novels.
- “Total World Debt Load at 313% of GDP,” by Sudeep Reddy of the Wall Street Journal.
- “Central Banks Want to Confiscate Your Cash,” by Fergus Hodgson in Golden Opportunities.
Fergus Hodgson (@FergHodgson) is an economic consultant and Gold Newsletter‘s roving editor.